The English Renaissance of Art, by Oscar Wilde, Part 1
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The English Renaissance of Art from Essays and Lectures by Oscar Wilde. First published in book form in limited edition on handmade paper and Japanese vellum in 1908. Dedicated to Walter Ledger by the author's literary executor Robert Ross. With the exception of the poems in prose, this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting. It belongs to Wilde's Oxford days when he was the unsuccessful competitor for the Chancellor's English Essay Prize.
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